Afghan Refugee
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Calgary airport hosts tearful reunion for Afghan refugees: ‘My family is free’One-by-one, 333 refugees stepped through the international gates around 8 a.m. Yaqoobi arrived hours before.FeaturesMar 8, 2024
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Lethbridge Family Services resettling 44 Afghan refugeesWhile the newcomers are grateful to be in Lethbridge, they remain concerned for their country and the family members they've left behind.FeaturesOct 21, 2022
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Belleville women fundraising to save Afghan family in dangerA group of Belleville women has formed the Afghan Family Fund to help a progressive family with funds needed to come to Canada.CanadaMar 5, 2022
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Afghan refugee and journalist in Halifax fears for those who couldn’t escapeA journalist from Afghanistan is grateful to have found refuge in Halifax, but he's concerned for the safety of others who couldn't escape the country.CanadaDec 26, 2021
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Canadians helping Afghan refugees frustrated by private sponsorship programsRefugees can come to Canada by the government or through the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program, which allows citizens, permanent residents and organizations to be sponsors.CanadaDec 23, 2021
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Saskatoon Afghan refugee featured in Global Gathering Place fundraising campaignFarkhonda Tahery and her husband are settling into life in Saskatoon after being forced to flee Afghanistan when Kabul fell under Taliban control.CanadaDec 6, 2021
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200 Afghans, mostly women escape Afghanistan with help of Canadian charityNearly 100 girls have managed to flee to Pakistan with their families after failing to get out of Kabul before the airport was closed.CanadaSep 20, 2021
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Canadian senator receiving ‘cries for help’ from Afghan women left behindSen. Salma Ataullahjan says she has received daily appeals for help to escape the Taliban from Afghans she met on official parliamentary business.CanadaSep 3, 2021
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106-year-old disabled Afghan woman faces deportation from SwedenBibihal Uzbeki made it to Europe after being carried through mountains, deserts and forests by her son and grandson.WorldSep 4, 2017
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